Surgical management of multiple congenital epulis in the maxillary and mandibular alveolar ridges of a newborn: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Congenital epulis is a rare and benign newborn tumor. There are some papers on this entity; however, very few reports focus on its macroscopic view.

Case Presentation: We present a newborn girl with multiple congenital epulis of the mandibular and maxillary alveolar ridges who underwent a successful surgical intervention in a resource-limited setting.

Positive tendency toward synchronous use of acetaminophen and ibuprofen in treating patients with patent ductus arteriosus.

Objective: Spontaneous closure of the ductus arteriosus often fails to occur in premature newborns and this condition can be associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The initial treatment to achieve closure of the opening is pharmacological, and various nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may be used. The aim of this study was to determine whether combining acetaminophen with ibuprofen is more effective than the individual use of these drugs to treat patent ductus arteriosus (PDA).

DRY CUPPING IN CHILDREN WITH FUNCTIONAL CONSTIPATION: A RANDOMIZED OPEN LABEL CLINICAL TRIAL.

Background: As a common disease in pediatrics, constipation poses a high burden to the community. In this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of dry cupping therapy (an Eastern traditional manipulative therapy) in children with functional constipation.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and twenty children (4-18 years old) diagnosed as functional constipation according to ROME III criteria were assigned to receive a traditional dry cupping protocol on the abdominal wall for 8 minutes every other day or standard laxative therapy (Polyethylene glycol (PEG) 40% solution without electrolyte), 0.

Attitudes of medical students and staff toward organ donation in cases of brain death: a survey at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.

Context: Organ transplant is one of the most important management strategies for end-of-life patients. The demand for organs in patients awaiting transplant is increasing, and many of these patients die before a donor is found.

Objective: To determine the attitudes of medical students and staff at clinical institutions affiliated with a large medical university in the Eastern Mediterranean region toward organ donation in cases of brain death.